Electoral wardE05010841

Stanway ward, Colchester

Stanway is one of 17 electoral wards of Colchester City Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,612 residents in 4,011 households — 1,054 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Witham constituency; for county elections it is in the Stanway and Pyefleet division.

Residents, 20219,612council ward average 11,336

Households4,0112.4 residents per household

Density1,054/ km²about 9.12 km² · Colchester 587

Aged 65+21.4%Colchester: 17.8% · under 16: 19.4%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.6% · 542

5–96.2% · 592

10–157.6% · 735

16–194.0% · 382

20–244.6% · 438

25–3412.8% · 1,232

35–4919.5% · 1,876

50–6418.3% · 1,762

65–7410.8% · 1,037

75–847.4% · 708

85+3.2% · 307

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.4% · 577

1 car or van38.9% · 1,559

2 cars or vans34.8% · 1,397

3 or more11.9% · 478

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Colchester overall: 64.6% owned, 13.3% social rented, 21.5% private rented.

Owned outright36.5% · 1,465

With mortgage38.2% · 1,533

Shared ownership0.7% · 27

Social rented11.2% · 448

Private rented13.4% · 537

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house41.6% · 1,667

Semi-detached house31.1% · 1,247

Terraced house12.9% · 516

Purpose-built flat12.9% · 518

Converted house0.7% · 30

Other conversion0.5% · 20

Above shop / office0.2% · 10

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010841
Council: Colchester City Council
County council: Essex County Council
County division: Stanway and Pyefleet
Constituency: Witham
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 12 of 17

Parishes in the ward

Stanway

Other wards in the same constituency

MMarks Tey and Layer19.1% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned11,148 TTiptree26.3% aged 65+ · 80.2% owned9,626

All 17 wards of Colchester

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.